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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

T. V.  S L I M; source: Leadbitter 1971; photography pages following p.218; (mirror-imaged by Stefan Wirz); photographer: Darryl Stolper
source: Leadbitter 1971; photography pages following p. 218
(mirror-imaged by Stefan Wirz) photographer: Darryl Stolper




T.V. Slim
real name: Oscar W. Wills
b. February 10, 1916 near Bethany, Panola County, Texas

d. October 21, 1969 near Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona
discography

#year
of release
title / label / notes

10 inch 78 rpm / 7 inch 45 rpm
11955Oscar Wills

- Flatfoot Sam Made A Bet (SP6567A)
- Pearly Mae (SP6568B)

rec. 1955/7 in Shreveport, LA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; p; g; dr


Speed 6567/8
[Oscar Wills' label]

21955?T.V. Slim & His Heartbreakers

- You Can't Buy A Woman (A) #   @ Spotify
- To Prove My Love (B)   @ Spotify

rec. 1955/7 in Shreveport, LA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; Mighty Joe Young, g; Baby Joe Little, b; Bobby Davis, dr


Speed 6858


= Speed 6865

# Speed 704

31955TV Slim

- The Fight (A)
- Darling Remember (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1955/7 in Shreveport, LA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; Eddie Williams, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Jimmy White, dr


Speed 6863

41956EDDIE WILLIAMS ON PIANO   Vocal Features TV Slim

- The Fight (A)   @ youtube
- Going To California, Ain't Got But 15 Cents (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1955/7 in Shreveport, LA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; Eddie Williams, p


Speed 6864

= Speed 834

51957T. V. SLIM and His Heartbreakers

Clif 103
- Flatfoot Sam (3585)   @ youtube
- Darling Remember (3584) #   @ youtube

Checker 870
- Flatfoot Sam (8540)
- Darling Remember (8541) #

rec. 1957 in Shreveport, LA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; Eddie Williams, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Jimmy White, dr; # unknown voc


Clif 103
[Mira Smith's (of RAM Records)
& Cliff Hagen's label]


= Checker 870 (8/1957)

68/1957 

O.  WELLS
or
OSCAR WILLS with Paul Gayton Orch.
- Flatfoot Sam (8540) #   @ youtube

PAUL GAYTON BAND
or
PAUL GAYTON And his Band
- Nervous Boogie (8459) *


# rec. June 1957 in New Orleans, LA; Oscar Wills, voc, g with Cosimo Matassa's Studio band: Robert Parker, ts; Charles 'Hungry' Williams, dr; prod. by Paul Gayten
* rec. c. March 1957 in New Orleans, LA; Paul Gayton, p; Lee Allen, ts; Red Tyler, bs; Edgar Blanchard, g; Roland Cook, b; Charles Williams, dr


Argo 5277


Argo 5277 ("Flat Footsam")


= Argo W-169 (Jp)


= Reo 8179 (Ca 1957)


= Collectables COL-3459

71959OSCAR T-V WILLS AND his HEARTBREAKERS

- Don't Reach Cross My Plate (S6934)   @ youtube
- Your Kisses Changed Me (S6935)   @ Spotify

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed 703

81959/60T.V. Slim

- My Dolly B
- Down The Line, You Can't Buy My Time

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed ?

91959/60T-V SLIM and his Heartbreakers

- Flat Foot Sam Met Jim Dandy (S101) (aka "Flat Foot Sam Made A Bet")   @ youtube
- Tired Of Your Cheatin' And Lying (S102)   @ youtube

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; saxes; p; g; b; dr


Speed 704

101959/60T-V SLIM and his Heartbreakers

- Flat Foot Sam Met Jim Dandy (S101) #
- You Can't Buy A Woman (A) *

# 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; saxes; p; g; b; dr
* rec. 1955/7 in Shreveport, LA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; Mighty Joe Young, g; Baby Joe Little, b; Bobby Davis, dr


Speed 704

111959/60OSCAR T-V SLIM WILLS AND HIS HEARTBREAKERS

- My Ship Is Sinking (S103)   @ youtube
- My Love Will Never Change (S104) #

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; saxes; p; g; b; dr


Speed 705

# = Speed 711

121959/60T.V. Slim & His Heartbreakers

- My Baby Is Gone (S105)
- My Ship Is Sinking (S103) #   @ youtube

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; # saxes; # p; # g; # b; # dr


Speed 705/6

131959/60T-V SLIM / ... and HIS HEARTBREAKERS

Speed 706
T-V SLIM
- My Baby Is Gone (S105)   @ youtube
T-V SLIM and HIS HEARTBREAKERS
- Every Man Needs A Woman (S107) #   @ Spotify

Speed 709
T-V SLIM and HIS HEARTBREAKERS
- Every Man Needs A Woman (S107) #
T-V SLIM
- My Baby Is Gone (S105)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; # p; # g; # b; # dr


Speed 706


(=) Speed 709

141959/60T-V SLIM and HIS HEARTBREAKERS

- Flat Foot Sam Met Jim Dandy (S101)
- Mean Woman Blues (S106)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; saxes; p; g; b; dr


Speed 708

151959/60OSCAR (Slim) WILLS and HIS HEARTBREAKERS

- Dancing Senorita (S109)   @ Spotify
- Every Man Needs A Woman (S107)   @ Spotify

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed 710

161959/60T.V. Slim

- My Love Will Never Change (S104) #
- Don't Reach Cross My Plate (S106)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; # p; g; b; dr


Speed 711

171959/60T.V. Slim

- My Love Will Never Change (S104) #
- Don't Reach Cross My Plate (S111)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; # p; g; b; dr


Speed 711

181959/60T-V SLIM and HIS BLUESMEN

- You Can't Buy Love (S116A)   @ Spotify
- Love Bounce (S116) (instr)   @ Spotify

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed 711

= Pzazz 030 [?]

191959/60T.V. Slim

- Your Kisses Send Me (S118?)
- Dream Girl (S119)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; saxes; p; g; b; dr


Speed 714

201959/60T-V SLIM and HIS BLUESMEN

Speed 715
T-V SLIM and HIS BLUESMEN
- Gravy Around Your Steak (S120A)   @ youtube
SHELIA JANE with T-V SLIM and HIS BLUESMEN
- Mean Man (S122A) #

Timbre 601
T-V SLIM and his BLUESMEN
- Gravy Around Your Steak (5100)
SHELIA JANE
- Mean Man (5122) #

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr; # Shelia [sic] Jane Wills, voc


Speed 715


= Timbre 601 (1966)

211959/60T.V. Slim

- The Big Fight (S114)
- ??? (S???)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed 803

221959/60T V Slim & HIS GUITAR

Speed 807
- Bad Understanding Blues (S113)   @ Spotify
- The Big Fight (S114)

Checker 1029
- Bad Understanding Blues (12042)
- The Big Fight (12041)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed 807


= Checker 1029 (11/1962)

231959/60T V Slim & His Guitar

- The Big Fight (S114)
- Hen Peck Joe (S115)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed 808

241959/60Oscar Wills and His Good Rockin' Band

- Hold Me Close To Your Heart (S117)   @ Spotify
- You Can't Love Me (S118)   @ Spotify

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Speed 810


= USA 739
(as by "T. V. Slim")

251966THE GREAT BLUES OF T. V. SLIM and HIS BLUESMEN

- T.V. Man (5032)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Flat Foot Sam #2 (5033)

rec. 1966 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, J.D. Nicholson, p; Pete Lewis, g; dr


Excell 104 [label spelled "Excel" or "Excell", on 104 "Excell"]

261966T V Slim & The Soul Brothers

- Can't Be Satisfied (5062)   @ Spotify
- Juvenile Delinquent (5063)   @ youtube

rec. 1966 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; dr


Timbre 510

271968T V Slim

- Don't Knock The Blues (G149) #   @ youtube
- My Heart's Full Of Pain (G150)

rec. 1968 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; # ts; # p; vn; b; dr, # vb; arr. by Teddy Edwards; prod. by Paul Gayten


Pzazz 005 [Paul Gayton's label]

281969T.V. Slim

- Love Bounce (S116)
- You Can't Buy Love (S116A)

rec. 1959/60 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; g; b; dr


Pzazz 030

291969TV SLIM AND HIS BLUESMEN

- You Won't Treat Me Right (5098)   @ youtube
- I'm A Real Man (5099)   @ youtube

rec. 1968 in Los Angeles, CA; Oscar Wills, voc, g; ts; p; g; b; dr


Ideel 581

30199?Buddy Guy & Jesse Fortune / TV Slim

Buddy Guy & Jesse Fortune
- Good Things

TV Slim
- You Can't Love Me [Speed 810, USA 739, Paula PCD-23]

"From PCD-23"


Paula P-479 (US)


LP / CD compilations
311964The Blues Volume 4

Billy Stewart
- Billy's Blues part 2
Little Walter
- Last Night
Lowell Fulson
- Trouble Trouble
Larry Williams
- My Baby's Got Soul
Eddie Boyd
- Third Degree
Willie Mabon & His Combo
- I Don't Know

Betty James
- I'm A Little Mixed Up
Muddy Waters
- She's 19 Years Old

T.V. Slim
- Flat Foot Sam
Little Walter
- Boom Boom
Memphis Slim & House Rockers
- I Guess I'm A Fool
John Lee Hooker
- Leave My Wife Alone

notes by Joe Segal

Argo 4042 (US)

notes by Joe Segal
click to read notes !
= Chess CRL 4003 (UK 1964)


= Chess/MCA CH/CHD-
9220 (1990)

321965We Sing The Blues

Lightnin Hopkins
- Wonder What Is Wrong With Me
Junior Wells
- Prison Bars All Around Me
Otis Rush
- Cant Quit You Baby
Buster Brown
- Sugar Babe
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
- Mean Ole Frisco
Magic Sam
- Every Night About This Time [Chief C-7026]
Sammy Myers
- Sleeping In The Ground [Ace 536]
Tarheel Slim
- Number Nine Train

Lightnin Slim
- Lightnin Slim Boogie

T.V. Slim
- Hold Me Close To Your Heart [Speed 810, USA 739]
Lightnin Hopkins
- Mojo Hand
B.B. King
- The Letter
Elmore James & Sonny Boy Williamson
- I Believe My Time Ain't Long
Junior Wells
- Come On In This House
Frankie Lee Sims
- Misery Blues [Ace 524]
Earl Hooker
- Swear To Tell The Truth


compiled by Guy Stevens

notes by Guy Stevens

Sue ILP 921 (UK 1965)

331965Rhythm And Blues Of Chicago
Bluesscene USA Vol. 1

Elmore James
- Knocking At Your Door
Willie Mabon
- Mean Mistreater
Ricky Allen
- Ouch

T. V. Slim
- You Can't Love Me [Speed 810, USA 739]
A. C. Reed
- Lotta Lovin'
Ricky Allen
- I Don't Got It
Jesse Fortune
- Good Things


T. V. Slim
- Hold Me Close To Your Heart [Speed 810, USA 739]
Willie Mabon
- I'm The Fixer
A. C. Reed
- This Little Voice
Jesse Fortune
- Heavy Heart Beat
Ricky Allen
- Early In The Morning
Willie Mabon
- Fannie Mae
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks

notes by Paul Oliver

Storyville SLP 176


= Teichiku ULS-1817-R (Jp)

= Storyville SLP 840

Storyville Records discography

341971Dark Muddy Bottom
Blues Obscurities Volume 1

Joe Richards
- Lonesome Lover Blues
Roscoe Chenier
- Born For Bad Luck
Danny Boy
- Kokomo Me Baby

T.V. Slim
- My Baby Is Gone
Leo Morris
- Wanta Know How You Feel
Drifting Charles
- Drifting Cloud
Little Milton #
- Little Milton's Boogie

Danny Boy
- Wild Women
Leo Morris
- I Don't Need You

T.V. Slim
- Every Man Needs A Woman
Lightnin' Leon (Billy Lee Riley)
- Dark Muddy Bottom

T.V. Slim
- I'm A Real Man
T.V. Joe (Joe Richards)
- Dreaming
Little Milton #
- Boogie Woogie Woogie Baby


# London HAU 8454 bonus tracks

Blues Obscurities BOV1


= Blues Obscurities BOE 1

notes by Neil Slaven

(=) London HAU 8454 (1974)

John Broven review in Blues Unlimited 112, p.23; click to read review !
John Broven review
in Blues Unlimited 112, p.23


= London/King GXF 2001 (Jp 1975)

Blues Obscurities
discography

351971Going To California

- Skin & Bones - Little Son Willis
- I Love You Just The Same - Little Son Willis

- The Fight - Eddie Williams (T.V. Slim)

- Baby Come Back Home - Little Son Willis
- Roll Me Over Slow - Little Son Willis

- Going To California - Eddie Williams (T.V. Slim)


XX MIN 707 (UK)XX discography

361971When Girls Do It

LP 1:
Bobby 'Guitar' Bennett
- When Girls Do It
Junior Wells
- I'm A Stranger
Little Oscar Stricklin
- Suicide Blues
Harmonica Fats
- How Low Is Low
Magic Slim
- Love Me Baby
Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm
- Down And Out
Sam Baker
- Sweet Little Angel

Drifting Charles
- Evil Hearted Woman
- Drifting Cloud
Memphis Slim And His House Rockers
- Blue And Lonesome
Donnie Jacobs
- Street Walkin' Woman

T.V. Slim
- Don't Knock The Blues [Pzazz 005]
- My Heart's Full Of Pain [Pzazz 005]
Buddy Guy
- Hard But It's Fair


LP 2:
Magic Sam
- My Love Is Your Love
Danny Boy
- Wild Woman
- Kokomo Me Baby
Jimmy McCracklin
- Fare Well
- Take A Chance
Mr. Bo
- I Ain't Gonna Suffer
- If Trouble Was Money

Junior Wells
- I'm A Stranger
Clear Waters
- Hilly Billy Blues
- Boogie Woogie Baby
Tender Slim
- Don't Cut Out On Me
- I'm Checkin' Up
Sugar Boy Williams
- Little Girl
- Five Long Years


compiled, arranged & prod. by Ian Sippen & Peter Shertser

DLP
notes by Peter Shertser

Red Lightnin' RL 006 (UK 1971)


= Broadside CD STERN1 (UK 2008)

Red Lightnin' Records discography

371974Chicago Rock

First series (1955-1963):
Wild Child Gibson
- Uncle John
- Sittin' Here Cryin'
Big Daddy Simpson
- Give Me Back My Ring
- Let Your Hair Down Baby
Clear Waters
- Boogie Woogie Baby
- Cool Water
Ray Agee
- Wobble Loo

T.V. Slim
- To Proof My Love [sic] [Speed 6858]

Billy Boy Arnold
- Here's My Picture
- You've Got Me Wrong
- I Wish You Would
Harold Burrage
- Betty Jean
Cleve Jackson
- Hound Dog
- Has A Chicken Got A Leg
Jimmy Reed
- She Don't Want Me No More
- I Don't Go For That

Second series (1959-1970):
"with Jump Jackson and Friends"
Eddie Clearwater
- Ain't That A Shame
- Dancin' Time
- Cool Water
- Baby Please
Little Mack
- Broken Heart
Sy Perry
- I Don't Understand You Woman
Wilbur "Hi-Fi" White
- Don't look now

Little Mack
- Drivin' Wheel
Sy Perry
- I Don't Really Have The Blues
Little Wolf Jr
- Inflation Blues
Eddie Boyd
- I cry
- Vacation From The Blues
Jump Jackson
- Midnight Shuffle
Sunnyland Slim
- Something Is Going Wrong



Redita 108 (NL 1974) [first series] ("A Fan to Fan Production Manufactured by Independent Brothers Transylvanian Road Rumania")


Redita 108 (NL 1978) [second series]

[Redita is Robert Loers' label]

37a1975Rhythm And Blues Of Chicago
Bluesscene USA Vol. 1

Elmore James
- Knocking At Your Door
Willie Mabon
- Mean Mistreater
Ricky Allen
- Ouch

T.V. Slim
- You Can't Love Me
A.C. Reed
- Lotta Lovin'
Ricky Allen
- I Don't Got It
Jesse Fortune
- Good Things


T.V. Slim
- Hold Me Close To Your Heart
Willie Mabon
- I'm The Fixer
A.C. Reed
- This Little Voice
Jesse Fortune
- Heavy Heart Beat
Ricky Allen
- Early In The Morning
Willie Mabon
- Fannie Mae
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks


front cover photo by Paul Oliver: Street musicians on Maxwell Street, Chicago

notes by Paul Oliver

Storyville SLP 176

notes by Paul Oliver

= Teichiku ULS-1817-R (Jp)

notes by Paul Oliver

= Storyville SLP 840

Storyville Records discography

381979T.V. Slim: Goin' To California

- Flat Foot Sam Met Jim Dandy [Speed 704]
- My Ship Is Sinking [Speed 705]
- Don't Reach Cross My Plate [Speed 711]
- The Fight [Speed 6863]
- Bad Understanding Blues [Speed 807]
- Can't Buy A Woman [Speed 6858]
- My Love Will Never Change [Speed 705]

- Going To California, Ain't Got But 15 Cents [Speed 6864]
- The Big Fight [Speed 803]
- Tired Of Cheatin' And Lyin' [Speed 704]
- Mean Woman Blues [Speed 708]
- Henpecked Joe [Speed 808]
- Your Kisses Changed Me [Speed 711]
- Dancing Senorita [Speed 710]

notes by Darryl Stolper

P-Vine PLP 710 (Jp)

39198?Hard Times
Chicago Blues Of The Sixties

Fenton Robinson
- From My Heart
- Say You're Leavin'
Mighty Joe Young
- Hard Times
Detroit Junior
- It's Bad To Make A Woman Mad
- Talk Fast
- The Way I Feel
- Call My Job
Lonnie Brooks
- Figure Head

Andrew Brown
- You Better Stop
Big Moose
- Puppy Howl
- Rambling Woman
- Foot Race
Koko Taylor
- Honky Tonky

T.V. Slim
- You Can't Love Me [Speed 810, USA 739]
Bobby Rush
- I Don't Know
Buster Benton
- Money Is The Name Of The Game

notes by Chris Bentley

Flyright FLY 602

Flyright Records discography

401984TV Slim: Flat Foot Sam

- The Big Fight [Speed 803]
- Bad Understanding [Speed 807]
- TV Man [Excell 104]
- Flat Foot Sam No. 2 [Excell 104]
- Don't Reach Cross My Plate [Speed 711]
- Your Kisses Changed Me [Speed 711]
- My Ship Is Sinking [Speed 705]

- Gravy Around Your Steak [Speed 715]
- Mean Man (Sheila Jane Wills, voc) [Speed 715]
- Can't Be Satisfied [Timbre 510]
- Juvenile Delinquent [Timbre 510]
- I'm A Real Man [Ideel 581]
- You Won't Treat Me Right [Ideel 581]

compiled by Robert Sacré & Philippe Schoofs

notes by Robert Sacré

Moonshine BLP 101 (NL)

Moonshine discography

411992Paula Records presents Chicago Blues of the 1960s

Homesick James
- Crossroads
Jesse Fortune
- Heavy Heart Beat
Detroit Junior
- Call My Job
J.B. Lenoir
- I Feel So Good
Jesse Fortune
- Good Things
Homesick James
- My Baby's Sweet
Andrew Brown
- You Better Stop
Harold Burrage
- I Cry For You
Willie Mabon
- Somebody Got To Pay
Jesse Fortune
- Too Many Cooks

T.V. Slim
- You Can't Love Me [Speed 810, USA 739]
Detroit Junior
- The Way I Feel
Willie Mabon
- Some More
Koko Taylor
- Honky Tonk
Willie Mabon
- Mew Orleans Blues
Big Moose
- Rambling Woman
Fenton Robinson
- Say You're Leavin'
Lillian Offitt
- Oh Mama
Mighty Joe Young
- Hard Times
Willie Mabon
- Something For Nothing
- Some Time I Wonder


Paula PCD-23 (US)


= Flyright FLYCD 43 (UK 1994)
"The Way I Feel"

Flyright Records discography

42199?T.V. Slim: Flatfoot Sam

- Flatfoot Sam (#2) [Excell 104]
- Flatfoot Sam Meets Jim Dandy
- Darling Forever
- To Prove My Love
- My Baby Is Gone
- Gravy Round Your Steak
- You Can't Love Me
- Hold Me Close To Your Heart
- Rockin' Little Baby [previously unreleased]   @ Spotify
- Tired Of Your Cheatin' And Lyin'
- My Ship Is Sinking
- Snake Dance [previously unreleased]
- T-V Man [Excell 104]
- Flatfoot Sam Is Back   @ youtube
- Don't Reach Across My Plate
- Every Man Needs A Woman
- Can't Be Satisfied
- Juvenile Delinquent
- You Just Won't Reat Me Right
- I'm A Real Man
- You Can't Buy Love
- Love Bounce
- The Fight
- Bad Understanding Blues
- You Can't Buy A Woman
- Going To California
- Henpecked Joe
- Don't Knock The Blues
- Dancing Senorita
- Your Kisses Changed Me
- Flatfoot Sam


Official CD 5660 (Denmark)

431999Red River Blues
Shreveport Blues from Ram Records

Sonny Boy "Jeff" Williamson
- Mailman Mailman
- Pretty Lil Thing
- I Gotta Cry
- You Better Sit Down
June 'Bug' Bailey
- Lee Street Blues
Elgie Brown
- Gimmie Gimmie
Banny Price
- Rushin'
Elgie Brown
- You'll Be Back
- Let Me Feel It

T V Slim with Eddie Williams
- The Fight [Speed 6864]
- Goin To California [Speed 6864]
T V Slim
- The Fight [Speed 6863]
- Darling Remember [Speed 6863]
T V Slim & His Heartbreakers
- Flat Foot Sam [Clif 103]
- Darling Remember [Clif 103]
Sherman (Blues) Johnson
- Hey Pretty Baby
Little Melvin Underwood
- Something's Wrong Baby
- Little Melvin's Gonna Move
Vincent Williams
- Tryin' To Make A Fool Of Me
- Going Back To Chicago
L C Steel
- Don't Play No Woman For No Fool
Chico Chism & His Jetanairs
- Hot Tamales & Bar-b-que
Chico Chism & Jerry & Garland
- Romp & Stomp
Jesse Thomas
- Watch Out
- My Baby
- Anything You Want
- Guitar Riff
- Everything I Do For You


'RAM' recordings from Mira Smith's Shreveport studio
'Red River' recordings from Dee Marais' Bayou studio

compiled by Ray Topping

notes by Ray Topping
 
Ace CDCHD 725 (UK 1999)

Jesse Thomas discography
Sonny Boy Williamson III discography

442009Got Them Hillbilly Blues
32 Black Blues Boppers

Oscar McLollie - Roll, Hot Rod , Roll
Joe Clay - Crackerjack
Eddie Daniels - I Wanna Know (why You Love Me So)
Chuck Berry - The Down Bound Train
John Greer - Come Back, Maybelline
Al Downing - Down On The Farm
Roy Gaines - Worried 'bout You Baby
Mercy Dee - Oh Oh Please [Flair 1073]
Magic Sam - Love Me With A Feeling
Roy Brown - Be My Love Tonight
Joe Clay - You Look That Good To Me
Jimmy Newsome - Long Gone Lonesome Blues
McKinley Mitchell - Rock, Everybody, Rock
Eddie Riff - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
Magic Sam - 21 Days In Jail>
Mercy Dee - True Love [Flair 1077]
Bobo Jenkins - Tell Me Who
Pico Pete - Hot Dog
Arthur Gunter - Honey Baby

TV Slim - Flatfoot Sam [Clif 103]
Roy Brown - Hip Shakin' Baby
Joe Clay - Get On The Right Track Baby
Johnnie Fuller - All Night Long
Jerry Mccain - My Next Door Neighbor
Ray Sharpe - Oh, My Baby's Gone
Hill Billy Blues
Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
Johnnie Fuller - First Stage Of The Blues
Eddie Riff - My Baby's Gone
Rosco Gordon - Sally Jo
Tarheel Slim - Wildcat Tamer
Tarheel Slim - Number 9 Train


2 LP / 1 CD

El Toro ET 1023

452013It's A Southern Blues Thing - Volume 1

- No Way Out - Mighty Men
- Heart Trouble - Jessie "Guitar" Box with Harry Dallas Band
- Non Support (That's What The Judge Say) - Ironing Board Sam

- You Won't Treat Me Right - TV Slim & His Bluesmen [Ideel 581]
- The Things I Used To Do - King Edward with Sammy Myers, hca
- Dark, Muddy Bottom - Lightnin' Leon
- Worst Feeling (I Ever Had) - Willie Cobbs
- Fatten Pin - Clyde Hopkins
- Bye Bye Baby - Slim Sanders
- Lein On Your Body - Calvin Johnson
- She's Nineteen Years Old - Johnny Little John
- "T" Model Ford - Model "T" Slim feat. Jack Wall, lead g
- I've Been Used - Ironing Board Sam
- Rambling Woman - Big Moose
- Lorain, Lorain - Eddie Clay
- Santa Fee - Clyde Hopkins
- Married Too Soon - Jolly George
- Look Here Mama - Harmonica Joe
- Do It Like That - Little Willie Brown & Cameos
- Ron-De-View 36 - Little Boyd (King of Harmonica) [Lamga 0002]
- It's All Your Fault - Bill Rice
- Burnt Out - Model "T" Slim with Jack Wall, g
- Unsatisfied Mind - Calvin Johnson

- Love Bounce - T.V. Slim & His Bluesmen [Pzazz 030]


Styletone 100

 

Cover versions of TV Slim songs

11957TOMMY BLAKE   The Rhythm Rebels

- Flat Foot Sam   @ youtube
- Lordy Hoody


Sun 278

21958EARL REED And His Rhythm Rockers

- Flat Foot Sam (CHER-40-164)   @ youtube
- Playing With My Heart (CHER-40-165)

Johnny Scoggins, voc


Cherokee 45-779
(pressed by King)

31959ELMON MICKLE

- Flat Foot Sam   @ youtube
- I Got To Get Some Money

rec. November 1959 in Los Angeles, CA; Elmon Mickle, voc, hca; Phillip Walker, g; Bobby Tinsley, dr

Driftin' Slim / Model T Slim / Elmon Mickle discography


Elko 003

41966/67?THE ORIGINAL MODEL "T" SLIM

- Flat Foot Sam (H-100A) [tk. 1; faded early]
- Oh Babe (H-200B) [faded early]

rec. 1966/67 in Los Angeles, CA; Model T Slim, voc, hca; prob Little Boyd, 2nd hca; g; b; Jesse Price, dr; prod. by Mikel Hooks

Driftin' Slim / Model T Slim / Elmon Mickle discography


Styletone 392

   

- Flat Foot Sam (tk 2)

rec. 1966/67 in Los Angeles, CA; Model T Slim, voc, hca; prob Little Boyd, 2nd hca; g; b; Jesse Price, dr; prod. by Mikel Hooks

Driftin' Slim / Model T Slim / Elmon Mickle discography

Styletone unissued

Flyright FLY 559

51968MICKEY MURRAY

- Flat Foot Sam   @ youtube
- Flatfoot Sam or Jodie


SSS International SSS-755

61976Hank Mizell: Jungle Rock

- Jungle Rock (1958)
- Ain't Got A Thing
- Ready Freddy
- Higher
- Easy Money
- Rakin' And Scrapin'

- Singing In The Jungle
- Sweetie Pie
- Kangaroo Rock
- Animal Rock And Roll
- Ubangi Stomp

- Flatfoot Sam (1:59)   @ youtube


Bellaphon BLPS 19244

71979/80Roy 'The Hound' Hall & his Tennessee Rock-A-Billies
Rockabilly Or Else!


- I'm Walkin'
- The Dirty Boogie
- Shake, Rattle And Roll
- Caldonia
- Bedspring Motel
- One Monkey Don't Stop The Show

- Lost My Woman
- Hello Josephine
- My Gal

- Flat Foot Sam   @ youtube
- Hi-Yo Silver

rec. September 23, 1979 and April 5, 1980


Barrelhouse BH-016Barrelhouse Records discography

81980Blues Band

- Talk To Me Baby
- Flatfoot Sam (2:56)   @ youtube (live version)
- Two Bones And A Pick
- Someday Baby
- Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)

- Come On In
- Death Letter
- Going Home
- I Don't Know
- Diddy Wah Diddy


Arista BBBP 101 (UK 1980)

91981Jim Byrnes: Burning

- You Don't Know
- Gamma Lamma
- Hands Of Time
- Let The Good Times Roll
- Stranger Blues

- Hangover Morning
- Next Time You See Me

- Flatfoot Sam (3:03)
- You Belong To Me
- Hidden Charms
- The Message



Polydor PDS-1-6321 (Ca)

101990Mike Morgan & The Crawl: Raw & Ready

- Pretty Woman
- Baby Please Don't Lie To Me
- Nothing's Gonna Be Alright
- I've Got A Good Thing
- I Can't Take It
- She Made My Mind

- If My Baby Quit Me
- You Better Watch Yourself
- Looky There
- I'm Worried
- Take Me Back

- Flatfoot Sam (3:18)


Black Top BT 1051

= Demon FIEND 167 (UK 1990)

111996Slo-Leak

- I Cry For You
- White Lines
- Tongue Tied
- Elvis Slept Here
- Mr. Lucky
- You Don't Love Me
- Katie Mae
- Drunk
- That Did It

- Flatfoot Sam
- Cruel Twist
- Satisfy Me


Charlie Karp, voc, hca; Danny Kortchmar, g; Harvey Brooks, b


Pure 2280-2

122002Terry Hanck: I Keep On Holdin' On

- Hard As You Can (Terry Hanck)
- Cryin' Fool (Terry Hanck)

- Flatfoot Sam (Clara Wills)
- Is It True? (D. Bartholomew)
- I Keep On Holdin' On (Terry Hanck)
- She Ain't Coming Back (Terry Hanck)
- I Don't Love You No More (H.P. Barnum)
- You Could Have Let Me Go (Terry Hanck)
- Whatcha Gonna Do (Chuck Willis)
- One Horse Town (D. Malone/J. Scott)
- Where's My Baby (Eddie Bo)
- Itchy Twitchy (Terry Hanck)
- Travelin' Mood (Steve Spirn/James Wayne)
- One Horse Reprise (D. Malone/J. Scott)


132004Terry Hanck & His Band Live!

- Have Mercy Baby (Hank Ballard)
- Flatfoot Sam (Clara Wills)
- Pass The Peas (James Brown, John Starks & Charles Bobbit)
- You Don't Know Like I Know (Isaac Hayes & David Porter)
- You Could Have Let Me Go (Terry Hanck)
- Can I Change My Mind (Barry Despenza & Carl Wolfolk)
- Sen-Sa-Shun (Freddy King & Sonny Thompson)
- Hard As You Can (Terry Hanck)
- Shoot Your Shot (Autry DeWalt, Lawrence Horn, James Graves, Jr.)


142005Brian Setzer: Rockabilly Riot!
A Tribute to Sun Records

- Red Hot
- Slow Down
- Real Wild Child
- Rockhouse
- Put Your Cat Clothes On
- Lonely Weekends
- Get It Off Your Mind

- Just Because
- Glad All Over

- Flatfoot Sam   @ youtube
- Rock'n'Roll Ruby
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Tennessee Zip


- Mona Lisa
- Peroxide Blonde In A Hopped Up Model Ford
- Get Rhythm
- Stairway To Nowhere
- Boppin' The Blues

- Rakin' And Scrapin'
- Sweet Woman
- Flyin' Saucer Rock And Roll
- Lonely Wolf
- Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache


2 LP set

Cargo CARLP 073 (Ger)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 313
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 596
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, pp. 686-687
- Mike Leadbitter: Nothing but the Blues.- London 1971.- pp. 218ff.
- Pete Hoppula website
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alan Balfour, Flemming Nielsen and Gerrit Robs for additional info / scans

 

 

 

 

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